2014 Christmas Meditation

Librarian Nancy Pearl says that you can't judge a book by its cover, but a first line can tell you a lot. My favorite opening line comes from Rose Macaulay's novel The Towers of Trepizond, which begins: " 'Take my camel, dear,' said Aunt Dot, as she climbed down from that animal after returning from High Mass." Now that's a first line! It grabs you, and excites you about the possibilities ahead... [Read more]